The Duchess of Cornwall dazzles in the Queen Mother’s tiara at the state banquet

The Duchess of Cornwall looked stunning at a state banquet at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday night in honor of the visit to the United Kingdom by King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and his wife, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands. Hosted by the Queen, Camilla wore an absolutely beautiful honeycomb tiara, given to her by the Queen after her wedding to Prince Charles on a long-term loan. The Boucheron Honeycomb Tiara was a favorite of the Queen Mother which she wore until her death in 2002, after which the Queen inherited the piece. Camilla’s outfit was equally impressive, as she wore a long, ice-white coat dress with her royal sash, which is given by the Queen to relatives of the royal family for their service.

Before the banquet, Camilla stepped out in an intricately patterned navy coat to greet the King and Queen of the Netherlands on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen. Camilla teamed the elegant coat with a pair of court shoes from Sole Bliss.

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Camilla wasn’t the only attendee to shine at the dinner. The Duchess of Cambridge cut a glamorous figure in a blue Alexander McQueen dress. Kate paid tribute to her late mother-in-law by wearing Princess Diana’s Collingwood pearl earrings and Queen Alexandra’s wedding gift necklace. But it was her tiara that really shone, the intricate Lovers Knot tiara, said to be Princess Diana’s favourite. Kate has worn the Lovers Knot tiara several times before and took it out of the vault for a diplomatic reception at Buckingham Palace in 2015.

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Queen Maxima of the Netherlands also wore an equally impressive helmet; her rare crown with a Stuart diamond was inherited by the Dutch royal family from King William II and Queen Mary II in 1702 when King William died. Queen Juliana also wore the Stuart diamond during a state visit to Britain in 1972, when she donned the tiara for a state banquet at Windsor Castle with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.

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